---
name: "OWL::DirectSemantics::Translator"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libowl-directsemantics-perl"
version: "0.001-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/OWL::DirectSemantics::Translator"
---

# OWL::DirectSemantics::Translator(3pm)

lift an OWL2 model from an RDF model

## NAME

OWL::DirectSemantics::Translator - lift an OWL2 model from an RDF model

## SYNOPSIS

```
  use RDF::Trine;
  my $model = RDF::Trine::Model->temporary_model;
  RDF::Trine::Mode->parse_url_into_model($url, $model);

  use OWL::DirectSemantics;
  my $translator = OWL::DirectSemantics::Translator->new;
  my $ontology   = $translator->translate($model);
```

## DESCRIPTION

This translator is only about 90% complete.

### Constructor

- "new"

  Creates a new translator object, primed and ready for action!

### Method

- "translate($model \[,$ontology\_node\])"

  Translates the data in the RDF::Trine::Model provided into OWL, returning an OWL::DirectSemantics::Element::Ontology object. The model is generally assumed to contain a single ontology.

  `$ontology_node` is an optional RDF::Trine::Node object containing the ontology's URIor blank node identifier.

  `$model` **will be modified** by the translation process. Any triples translated to OWL are removed from the model. Any triples remaining are ones that could not be translated. (If the model provided is OWL DL-compatible, there *should* be no triples remaining after translation.)

## SEE ALSO

OWL::DirectSemantics.

## AUTHOR

Toby Inkster \<tobyink@cpan.org\>.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2011-2012 Toby Inkster

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

## DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

THIS PACKAGE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.